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Class 3 Lego Electricity workshop, by Mrs Gavriluk

Date: 19th May 2023 @ 2:47pm

On Wednesday, Class 3 started their electricity topic with a Lego workshop. They made a city out of Lego and lite up the buildings by making a circuit. They even made an electric tram to go through their cities.

Class One learning, by Mrs Barclay

Date: 15th May 2023 @ 4:06pm

Class One have been very busy this week! In DT, we have been looking at boats. We tested waterproof materials and objects that could float and sink. We then designed, made and tested our own boats. In Maths, we have been learning about addition. We had a go at adding two numbers, using the language first, then and now. In our continuous provision, we had a go at drawing our plants and labelling them. 

Class 3 Field Trip up Warton Crag, by Mrs Gavriluk

Date: 11th May 2023 @ 3:03pm

Today, Class 3 went to the limestone pavements on Warton Crag to look at how they are made. They looked at the clints and grikes in the rocks and measured how deep the deep fissures in the rocks were. They also looked at different types of soil and what rare plants grow there. They also learnt how important the cattle are at maintaining the flora and fauna growth in this area of outstanding natural beauty.

Coronation Celebrations for King Charles III, by Mr Pugh

Date: 9th May 2023 @ 2:21pm

What a great day we had making crowns, painting pebbles, baking biscuits and being arty to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III. 

Numicon number crowns, by Mrs Barclay

Date: 5th May 2023 @ 3:58pm

In Class One we have been learning all about King Charles and his coronation. We had a go at designing our own numicon crowns. We talked about the numbers we had used, the shape of them and if we could see any doubles or odd and even numbers. Some of us even made a repeating pattern!

Greenlands farm, by Mrs Barclay

Date: 4th May 2023 @ 7:03pm

Well what a fabulous time we had at Greenlands Farm. First, we went on a tour of the farm and found out about lots of animals. We asked some really good questions to help us find out more information and even got to handle some of the animals. After this, we had a play in the play barn and planted some cress seeds. We talked about what plants need to grow. Finally, we had lots of fun on the outdoor air pillow!

Cricket Taster Session, by Miss Hughes

Date: 28th Apr 2023 @ 7:53am

Classes 2 and 3 were treated to a cricket taster session with an instructor from the local cricket club, Warton All Stars.  They learnt to hold and control the bat, to swing and hit a ball, as well as team work, turn taking and persevering with a new skill.  The children loved the session!  Information on joining All Stars club will be sent home shortly, for those that are interested in playing more cricket outside of school.  Well done, everyone!

Sensory journey, by Mrs Barclay

Date: 26th Apr 2023 @ 2:26pm

In class one, we have been learning all about the story 'farmer duck'. We have been learning to describe the setting in the story. We found out that the duck had gone missing and we had to go on a sensory journey to find him. We repeated the phrase "we're going on a duck hunt, we're going to find a big one, what a beautiful day, we're not scared". We found a cold, wet pond, a swishy, swishy field and a dirty, muddy pig sty.

Pupil Parliament, by Miss Hughes

Date: 25th Apr 2023 @ 5:00pm

Four pupils from Year 5 accompanied Miss Hughes to Lancaster and Morecambe College today, to take part in the local 'Pupil Parliament' event.  

The focus at Pupil Parliament this year is equality, diversity and combatting discrimination.  The children learnt about the nine 'Protected Characteristics' of the Equality Act 2010 and how these are attributes that are protected by law; today's focus was racial equality.  They learnt about a time in history when this wasn't always the case, and about a little girl called Ruby Bridges, who contributed to the resegregation of American schools.  The children talked about how even the smallest of people can make the biggest difference, by standing up for what is right.  They discussed the importance of tolerance, respect and fairness, as well as standing up for others and using their voices to speak out when they see injustice.  They practised debating and speaking persuasively to a large audience of around 100 other children and almost 30 adults!

The children were a credit to the school and their families and came back informed and enthused, to educate their peers, speak up and make change. They are keen to share what they learnt in an assembly, help to make a display representing the protected characteristics and get involved in inviting visiting speakers to the school to widen our perspectives and teach us about other races, ethnicities and cultures.  We are very proud of our representatives - well done!

It's a Material World, by Miss Hughes

Date: 25th Apr 2023 @ 4:51pm

Class 2 started their new topic this week, learning all about materials.  We kicked off our Science by exploring lots of different objects and discussing what they were made from.  We were able to identify a lot of common household materials and sort objects by material.  We even spotted that some objects are made of more than one material! Can you see which ones?  

Springtime visit, by Miss Hughes

Date: 19th Apr 2023 @ 9:36pm

On the last day of term, Archie's mum visited some classes in school with a new-born lamb from the family farm.  This was a wonderful experience for the children and a fantastic opportunity to learn about the lambing season and how to treat a living thing with gentleness, kindness and respect. 

Class 4, by Mr McGurk

Date: 19th Apr 2023 @ 5:45pm

As part of our Design Technology lessons, Class 4 have been exploring how bridges work and the structures that are used to make them stronger. Using spaghetti, we constructed our bridges from scratch and were surprised quite how strong some of them turned out to be. Some held almost 10kgs in weight!

Super Science, by Mrs Barclay

Date: 15th Apr 2023 @ 8:15pm

Well, what a lovely last day we had before Easter. After our Easter break, our new topic is going to be all about life "on the farm". Archie's mummy brought a lovely, little spring surprise into school for us. We asked lots of good questions and even got a little cuddle. 

After this, we made the most of our new school pond. On our last visit we noticed frog spawn and tadpoles so we decided to have a go and pond dipping and look at them more closely. 

Class One Crag Trip, by Mrs Barclay

Date: 30th Mar 2023 @ 3:53pm

Class one had a lovely (but wet) time up the Crag. We met B , the park ranger and found some quiet, damp places to look for some bugs. Some of us had a go at making bug houses and some outdoor art. 

Art, by Mrs Barclay

Date: 30th Mar 2023 @ 3:48pm

Class One have been learning all about Eric Carle. We made a range of prints by using marble inks, monoprint, brusho strokes, Lego prints and finger prints. 

we then used our prints to create our own very hungry caterpillars. 

Painting Plants in Class 2, by Miss Hughes

Date: 29th Mar 2023 @ 5:22pm

Class 2 have been learning about an artist called Ruth Daniels, whose art is inspired by nature and tropical rainforests.  We have looked at her artwork and created an 'artist study' page in our sketchbooks, before having a go at colour mixing, practising different brushstrokes and learning to use watercolours effectively.  We then took sections of her paintings, to each focus on one small part, developing the 'observational drawing' skills we learnt earlier in the year.  We practised them in our sketchbooks, with pencils, to focus on shape, space and colour, before recreating them to scale with paints.  We hope when we put them back together, they look like Ruth Daniels's artwork! On Friday, we will have a go at creating our very own nature-inspired paintings.

Plants in Class 2, by Miss Hughes

Date: 17th Mar 2023 @ 9:23am

Look! Our sunflowers have sprouted! We are very excited to see if the rest have germinated too. We'll transplant them into larger pots soon, but it is still too cold to plant them outside. Perhaps we could do this at home over the holidays? 

Comic Relief 2023, by Miss Hughes

Date: 17th Mar 2023 @ 9:18am

We had a lot of fun fundraising for Comic Relief this 'Red Nose Day'.  The children (and staff!) came in dressed in wacky clothing and, after lunch, we had a bubble run for fun.  Then, in assembly, we were entertained by some of the children telling jokes.  At our last count on Friday, we had raised over £100! Well done everyone, what a fantastic effort.

Class 4 Science Investigators- Forces, by Mr McGurk

Date: 10th Mar 2023 @ 6:11pm

This half term we are focussed on science and forces. What is gravity, friction, air resistance and water resistance? Over the coming weeks we will be investigating and exploring our scientific ideas.

We began by investigating how we can measure the forces of gravity using force metres and then moved on to exploring friction and how this affects our every day lives.

Fire Service visit, by Miss Hughes

Date: 8th Mar 2023 @ 2:21pm

Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service are in visiting us today, teaching Year2 about how to avoid fire risks and how to be safe around fires.

World Book Day, by Mrs Gavriluk

Date: 6th Mar 2023 @ 3:30pm

Class 3 really enjoyed writing poems and reading to Class 1!

World Book Day 2023, by Miss Hughes

Date: 3rd Mar 2023 @ 4:48pm

What a wonderful World Book Day we've had! We loved sharing books with children from other classes, dressing up as our favourite characters and performing poems that we have written or learnt by heart this week.

Being plant hunters, like Lola!, by Miss Hughes

Date: 3rd Mar 2023 @ 4:44pm

Class 2 have been reading 'Lola the Plant Hunter', so we decided to have a go! We made use of our beautiful grounds, to go on our very own plant hunt.  We were amazed at how many we found, because at first glance all we spotted were grass, trees and daffodils.  Did you know that lots of plants are just starting to come into bud and some are even waiting under the ground to sprout soon, in the Spring? We loved finding that out!  And some that look dead are really just deciduous bushes, that haven't got their leaves back yet.

Planting Sunflower Seeds in Class 2, by Miss Hughes

Date: 3rd Mar 2023 @ 4:41pm

As part of our big Science unit on Plants, class 2 have been planting sunflower seeds this week.  We have thought about what they will need to grow and how to care for them to help them to thrive.  We've even planted some in some unusual conditions, to measure the effect of changing variables.  There's one in the fridge, one in Miss Hughes's desk drawer, one in a glove to keep it warm and one with loads of water!  Which ones do you think will grow well and which won't?

Real Life Maths, by Miss Hughes

Date: 3rd Mar 2023 @ 4:32pm

On Wednesday, one of our parents came in to tell us all about how importasnt our Maths topic of 'Measure' is, out in the real world.  Mr Taylor showed us how he uses Maths and in particular, measure, every day in his job as a building planner.  He told us about the huge buildings, home and playground that he has been involved in designing and how important it is for the designers, planners and builders to work together.  They measure accurately and create amazing digital designs then communicate their ideas to bring them to life.